One of the zookeepers solved to find Bernard's speed when he is, healthy using the equation:
x - 41.5 = 13.5.
The other Zookeeper said that to solve for Bernard's
speed when he is healthy, they must use the equation:
41.5 + 13.5 = x.
Which zookeeper is correct? Explain.

Well both zookeepers are correct but the second zookeepers answer was more accurate.

Step-by-step explanation:

The first zookeeper gave the equation :

So , In order to find Benards speed which is denoted as x , we would still have to collect like terms to isolate x.

The second zookeeper gave the equation :

In this equation the zookeeper had already isolated x so, only simple addition was needed to find Bernard's speed.

This equation is easier to solve.

step-by-step explanation:

graph using a few selected

x         y

-1       15

0         6

1         2.4

2       0.96